Improvement in parlor-stoves



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Patented Aug. 1418'77.v

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METIERS, PHOTIUTHOGRAPHER, WASHKNGTON. D C.

UNITED STATES.A

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DANIEL E. PARIS, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

IMPROVEMENT IN PARLOR-STOVES.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. [94, [07, dated August14, 1877;*application'1ed t l VJuly 12, 1877. t

To all 'whom 'it may concern.- 1

Be it known that I, DANIEL E. PARIS, of Omaha, in the county of Douglasand State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Parlor- Stoves, of which the following is a specification Thisinvention relates to certain Vimprovements in magazine-stoves forheating purposes, its object being to facilitate the raking of the reand dumping of the grate, to provide for rapidly and effectivelyheatinga pot or kettle of water or other article on topof the stove, andto enable the lower part of the stove to be employed as a bakingoven forcooking purposes.

The invention consists, first, in a series of levers or fingers pivotedaround the lower part of the lire-pot of a stove, and forming a part ofthe sides of the same, said fingers being capable of being raised orlowered by means of suitable mechanism tov separate the ashes from thecoal; second, in a fender or foot-rest for a stove, adapted to operateas a shaker or lever for the grate, whereby said grate may be operatedto separate the ashes from the coals; third, in the combination, withthe oscillating fingers or levers, of a dumpingbottom, the two beingcapable of being simultaneously operated by means of an annular framesuspended from the fingers, and provided with lugs engaging with lugs onthe axis of the dumping-grate, said frame being operated by leversconnected with a fenderbar, for the purpose of raking or dumping thegrate; fourth, the combination, wi th .the ash-pit and fire-box of abase-heating stove,of folding doors or dampers located below the grate,and adapted to be closed against the grate, to adapt the ash-pit to beemployed as an oven.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a vertical sectional view of myimproved stove.` Fig. 2 represents a view, showing partly a rearelevation and partlyasection of the stove. Fig. 3 represents a top viewof the stove with the upper part removed. Fig. 4 represents a horizontalsection on the `line y y of Fig. l. Fig. 5 represents a horizontalsection on the line my of Fig. l; Fig. 6, a front elevation, with aportion of theshell broken away; and Fig. v7, a detached perspectiveview of the grate, showing `the means for operating the Same.

The letter A representsl the outer shell of the stove; B, they magazine;C, the lire-box, l and D the ash-pit, arranged relatively to each other,as usual.' The lower part of the ref box is composed of an annulartruncated frustum of metal, which `may be lined with ire- ,y brick, ifdesired, the upper edge being se` cured to the interior of thestove-'shell at its largest diameter, and the lower edge dependingwithin said shell, leaving an annular draft-space, D', between the saidfustrum and stove-shell. The lower edge of. said frustum or section isslotted at convenient distances',`4 'and within -said slots are locatedthe bent levers or ngers E, each lever being notched underneath, so asto set over the lower edge of the slot, and permit said lever tooscillate freely thereon.- t

F represents an annular frame of metal, sus.

pended immediately below the nre-pot, by

means of a series of links, G, attached to the upper ends of the leversor lingers E. From each side of said annular frame depends a link, H,the lower ends of which, respectively, are connected to the inner endsof two levers, I, which extend through opposite sides ofthe ash-box ofthe stove, the Vouter ends of said levers being connected to the ends ofacurvedV fender-bar, J, which extends around thefront of the stove-base.l Y

VK represents the dumping-bottom lingers orlevers E that when the twoare inv their normal position the lower ends ofthe fingers will restbetween the bars, formingthe lining to the Jlire-pot, or adownwardly-projecting part ofthe fire-pot itself. Said dumping-bottom issecured upon atransverse rockshaft,` L, or is provided with trunnionsat.each side journaled in the walls of the ash-` pit, and said journals orYtrunnions, on oppos site sides of the dumping-bottom, are provided l ofthe: stove-grate, located between the tire-box and the ash-pitl in suchvposition relatively to the dumping bottom simultaneously with themovement of the levers or fingers E, as here-- inafter more fullyexplained; or the grate may be entirely detached from the annular frame,and operated separately from it, which is preferable for ordinary uses.`

An annular space is left between the walls of the magazine and theexternal shell of the stove, and this space is divided into two flues, 0and P, by means of the vertical partition R, one of said luescommunicating at its lower end with the upper part of the lirechamber,and at its upper end with a space, S, formed immediately below the potor boiler aperture, bymeans of an inclined partitionplate, T, whichdivides said space from the interior of the magazine. The other flue,P,- communicates at its upper end with said space S, and at its lowerend with an escape-iiue, located at the rear of the stove, vthe openingat said lowerend of the iue being provided with a damper, W, forthepurpose of controlling the passage of the products of combustion, asmore fullyhereinafter explained.

' At one side ofthe ue Vis formed a similar flue, A', the two extendingdownwardly to the base of the stove, and communicating with a spacebelow the ash-pit of the stove, said space' being divided into twocommunicating ues, B' and C', by means of a partial partition, D2. Theupper end of the flue A communicates withv the dre-chamber by means of asuitable opening, which is provided with a damper, E', for opening orclosing communication between said flue and lire-chamber.

Directly below the grate are locatedtwo swingingfdoors or dampers, F',one at each side of the ash-pit, which are capable of being folded upagainst the lower part of the grate whenvdesired, so .as to cut oi'communication between the ash-pit and` the fire-chamber, in order toallow the ash-pit to be used as an oven when de sired,`as more fullyhereinafter explained. A Y

In order to provide for a proper draft at all times, whether saiddampers are closed or not, the draft openings and register G are locatedabove the ash-pit, said openings communicating with the annulardraft-chamber surrounding the grate and lower part of the re-box.

The opening for filling the magazine is located at one side on top ofthe stove, immediately below the upper end of the inclinedpartition-plate, which divides the magazine from the space below the potor kettle hole, and is provided with a' hinged cover, by which it may beclosed; and the stove is provided with suitable openings around thelire-chamber, which are inclosed by mica plates, as usual; and similaropenings and micas may be `arranged around the annular draft-passage, if

desired. v

The operation of my improved stove is as follows: The ire is kindled andthe magazine is filled with coal, as usual. Upon opening ing-grate if itis attached. By moving the Y fender up and down quickly the fingers arerapidly moved up and down, thus rattling and sifting the ashes from thecoals completely, while the coal itself is held up in the fire-pot, andonly allowed to fall back-.upon the grate when the fingers resume their'normal position in the sides ofthe fire-pot.

When the fingers assume a horizontal position they practically take theplace of a stovegrate by holding the coals upward, thus forming, as 'itwere, a lifting-grate, by `means of which the coals are lifted upwardfrom the grate proper, and as the lifting-grate again 'resumes its-normal position the lower coals in the fire-pot fall downward upon thegrate,` leaving the whole mass honeycombed, as itv were, and lyingloosely in contact with each other, so that the air entering through thedraft-openings may easily pass up through,- causing more perfectcombustion.

- Byv this practically double grate the coals `can be lifted upward offof the lower grate,

and mayI be held in such position, so that the fire may be rekindledupon the grate, if it should become extinguished, without dump-1 ing thecoal from the fire-pot, and the lower grate may be raked off, ifdesired, while the grate.

It will be seen that as thus constructed the fire or coals can be rakedand cleaned of ashes without opening any doors whatever, and alli-nconvenience from escaping dust and ashes mass of burning coal is heldupon the upper will be avoided.` Moreover, no slag'or clinkers will beformed in said stove, for by the ac-l tion of the ngers all suchaccumulations that naturally fall to the grate are liftedup and lodgedin the center of the burning fuel,

u afterA they have been freed from ashes, and' entirely consumed.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

.1. A series of levers or lingers pivoted around the lower part of theupper section of the fire-pot of a stove, and forming a part of thesides ofthe same, said fingers being capab le of being raised or loweredby means of suitable mechanism to separate the ashes from the coals.

. 2. A fender-bar or` foot-rest for a stove, consisting of the curvedbar J, extending around the lower part of one side of the stove andsecured to the bent levers I I, extending through the walls of thestove, and connected with the framefor Operating the ngers, saidfender-bar or foot-rest being adapted to'serve as a shaker for thegrate, whereby said grate may be Operated tO separate the ashes fromtheV coals.

3. In combination with the oseillatingngers Or levers, adumping-bottoni,V the two being capable of being simultaneously Operatedby means of an annular frame suspended from the ngers, and provided withlugs engaging with lugs on the axis of the dumping-grate, said framebeing operated by levers connected with a fender-bar, for the purpose ofrocking said dumping-grate.

4. In combination with the ash-pit and firebox of a base-heating stove,the folding doors or dampers located below the grate, and adapted, inthe manner described, to be closed against the same, to adapt theash-pit t0 be used as an Oven.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand inthe presence of the subscribing witnesses.

JOHN F. FOLEY, GEO. M. POWERS.

